Cello Technique : Principles and Forms of Movement

Mantel, Gerhard

ISBN 10: 0253313279 / ISBN 13: 9780253313270

Published by Indiana University Press (1975), Bloomington, IN, 1975

About this Item

Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Dust-jacket in worn clear plastic jacket with adhesive edges. Rear flap of dust-jacket pasted down to rear endpaper. Dust-jacket trimmed at margins, without loss of text. The clear plastic cover over the dust-jacket is worn with large tears and pieces missing.; xviii, [2], 232 pages. Illustrated with 97 small in-text figures. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 208 x 138mm. Text in English, translated from German by Barbara Haimberger Thiem. With a Foreword by Janos Starker. "'Cello Technique' is not an instruction book or a 'cello method' but an analysis of the physics and physiology involved in playing the instrument. The author explains in scientific terms the learning processes, bodily movements, and principles of sound production as they apply to playing the cello generally and to specific functions." - from dust-jacket blurb.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cello Technique : Principles and Forms of Movement
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (1975), Bloomington, IN
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253313279
• ISBN 13: 9780253313270
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Deals with goal-directed movement, position changes, vibrato, the transmission of pressure to the string, and bowing methods to promote understanding of the technique of a proficient cello player

About the Author

GERHARD MANTEL is Professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Müsik, Frankfurt, and a noted concert artist. BARBARA HAIMBERGER THIEM teaches cello and is artist-in-residence at Colorado State University.